Shinzo Abe, Japan's former prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks during a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 general election in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government taking office after Japan's Dec. 16 election will pick the central bank's top three jobs, a chance to reshape policy in the third-largest economy that the opposition aims to seize for unlimited stimulus. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Shinzo Abe, Japan's former prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks during a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 general election in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government taking office after Japan's Dec. 16 election will pick the central bank's top three jobs, a chance to reshape policy in the third-largest economy that the opposition aims to seize for unlimited stimulus. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

People listen to a speech by Yoshihiko Noda, Japan's prime minister and president of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), unseen, during a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 general election in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government taking office after Japan's Dec. 16 election will pick the central bank's top three jobs, a chance to reshape policy in the third-largest economy that the opposition aims to seize for unlimited stimulus. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

People listen to a speech by Yoshihiko Noda, Japan's prime minister and president of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), unseen, during a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 general election in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government taking office after Japan's Dec. 16 election will pick the central bank's top three jobs, a chance to reshape policy in the third-largest economy that the opposition aims to seize for unlimited stimulus. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Shinzo Abe, Japan's former prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), right, speaks during a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 general election in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government taking office after Japan's Dec. 16 election will pick the central bank's top three jobs, a chance to reshape policy in the third-largest economy that the opposition aims to seize for unlimited stimulus. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Shinzo Abe, Japan's former prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), right, speaks during a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 general election in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government taking office after Japan's Dec. 16 election will pick the central bank's top three jobs, a chance to reshape policy in the third-largest economy that the opposition aims to seize for unlimited stimulus. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Shinzo Abe, Japan's former prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), waves during a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 general election in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government taking office after Japan's Dec. 16 election will pick the central bank's top three jobs, a chance to reshape policy in the third-largest economy that the opposition aims to seize for unlimited stimulus. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Shinzo Abe, Japan's former prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), waves during a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 general election in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government taking office after Japan's Dec. 16 election will pick the central bank's top three jobs, a chance to reshape policy in the third-largest economy that the opposition aims to seize for unlimited stimulus. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Shinzo Abe, Japan's former prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), center, is surrounded by supporters as he leaves a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 general election in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government taking office after Japan's Dec. 16 election will pick the central bank's top three jobs, a chance to reshape policy in the third-largest economy that the opposition aims to seize for unlimited stimulus. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Shinzo Abe, Japan's former prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), center, is surrounded by supporters as he leaves a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 general election in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government taking office after Japan's Dec. 16 election will pick the central bank's top three jobs, a chance to reshape policy in the third-largest economy that the opposition aims to seize for unlimited stimulus. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Shinzo Abe, Japan's former prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), waves during a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 general election in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government taking office after Japan's Dec. 16 election will pick the central bank's top three jobs, a chance to reshape policy in the third-largest economy that the opposition aims to seize for unlimited stimulus. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Shinzo Abe, Japan's former prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), waves during a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 general election in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government taking office after Japan's Dec. 16 election will pick the central bank's top three jobs, a chance to reshape policy in the third-largest economy that the opposition aims to seize for unlimited stimulus. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Shinzo Abe, Japan's former prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), waves during a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 general election in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government taking office after Japan's Dec. 16 election will pick the central bank's top three jobs, a chance to reshape policy in the third-largest economy that the opposition aims to seize for unlimited stimulus. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Shinzo Abe, Japan's former prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), waves during a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 general election in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government taking office after Japan's Dec. 16 election will pick the central bank's top three jobs, a chance to reshape policy in the third-largest economy that the opposition aims to seize for unlimited stimulus. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Shinzo Abe, Japan's former prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), claps during a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 general election in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government taking office after Japan's Dec. 16 election will pick the central bank's top three jobs, a chance to reshape policy in the third-largest economy that the opposition aims to seize for unlimited stimulus. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Shinzo Abe, Japan's former prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), claps during a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 general election in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government taking office after Japan's Dec. 16 election will pick the central bank's top three jobs, a chance to reshape policy in the third-largest economy that the opposition aims to seize for unlimited stimulus. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Shinzo Abe, Japan's former prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), left, arrives for a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 general election in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government taking office after Japan's Dec. 16 election will pick the central bank's top three jobs, a chance to reshape policy in the third-largest economy that the opposition aims to seize for unlimited stimulus. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Shinzo Abe, Japan's former prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), left, arrives for a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 general election in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government taking office after Japan's Dec. 16 election will pick the central bank's top three jobs, a chance to reshape policy in the third-largest economy that the opposition aims to seize for unlimited stimulus. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Yoshihiko Noda, Japan's prime minister and president of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), speaks during a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 general election in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government taking office after Japan's Dec. 16 election will pick the central bank's top three jobs, a chance to reshape policy in the third-largest economy that the opposition aims to seize for unlimited stimulus. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Yoshihiko Noda, Japan's prime minister and president of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), speaks during a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 general election in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government taking office after Japan's Dec. 16 election will pick the central bank's top three jobs, a chance to reshape policy in the third-largest economy that the opposition aims to seize for unlimited stimulus. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Yoshihiko Noda, Japan's prime minister and president of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), speaks during a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 general election in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government taking office after Japan's Dec. 16 election will pick the central bank's top three jobs, a chance to reshape policy in the third-largest economy that the opposition aims to seize for unlimited stimulus. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Yoshihiko Noda, Japan's prime minister and president of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), speaks during a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 general election in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government taking office after Japan's Dec. 16 election will pick the central bank's top three jobs, a chance to reshape policy in the third-largest economy that the opposition aims to seize for unlimited stimulus. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Yoshihiko Noda, Japan's prime minister and president of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), center, arrives for a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 general election in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government taking office after Japan's Dec. 16 election will pick the central bank's top three jobs, a chance to reshape policy in the third-largest economy that the opposition aims to seize for unlimited stimulus. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Yoshihiko Noda, Japan's prime minister and president of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), center, arrives for a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 general election in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government taking office after Japan's Dec. 16 election will pick the central bank's top three jobs, a chance to reshape policy in the third-largest economy that the opposition aims to seize for unlimited stimulus. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Yoshihiko Noda, Japan's prime minister and president of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), left, speaks as a security officer looks on during a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 general election in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government taking office after Japan's Dec. 16 election will pick the central bank's top three jobs, a chance to reshape policy in the third-largest economy that the opposition aims to seize for unlimited stimulus. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Yoshihiko Noda, Japan's prime minister and president of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), left, speaks as a security officer looks on during a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 general election in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government taking office after Japan's Dec. 16 election will pick the central bank's top three jobs, a chance to reshape policy in the third-largest economy that the opposition aims to seize for unlimited stimulus. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Yoshihiko Noda, Japan's prime minister and president of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), bows during a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 general election in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government taking office after Japan's Dec. 16 election will pick the central bank's top three jobs, a chance to reshape policy in the third-largest economy that the opposition aims to seize for unlimited stimulus. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Yoshihiko Noda, Japan's prime minister and president of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), bows during a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 general election in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government taking office after Japan's Dec. 16 election will pick the central bank's top three jobs, a chance to reshape policy in the third-largest economy that the opposition aims to seize for unlimited stimulus. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Yoshihiko Noda, Japan's prime minister and president of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), speaks during a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 general election in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government taking office after Japan's Dec. 16 election will pick the central bank's top three jobs, a chance to reshape policy in the third-largest economy that the opposition aims to seize for unlimited stimulus. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Yoshihiko Noda, Japan's prime minister and president of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), speaks during a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 general election in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government taking office after Japan's Dec. 16 election will pick the central bank's top three jobs, a chance to reshape policy in the third-largest economy that the opposition aims to seize for unlimited stimulus. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Shinzo Abe, Japan's former prime minister and president of the... News PhotoAsia,Democracy,East Asia,Election,Former,General Election,Government,Japan,Japanese Liberal Democratic Party,Political Party,Political Rally,Politician,Politics,President,Prime Minister,Shinzo Abe,Talking,Tokyo - Japan,VerticalPhotographer BloombergCollection: Bloomberg 2012 BloombergShinzo Abe, Japan's former prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks during a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 general election in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government taking office after Japan's Dec. 16 election will pick the central bank's top three jobs, a chance to reshape policy in the third-largest economy that the opposition aims to seize for unlimited stimulus. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg via Getty Images